PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dish
vs
J Walker

175 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dish.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dish throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Dish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Dish.
Dish takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dish moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Dish's defenses.
Dish misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker throws a series of punches but Dish moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Dish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dish.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dish finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Dish thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish tries to clinch up.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dish.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swe Dish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker missing with a left hand there. Dish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dish tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Dish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker works Dish's body with a nice hook.
Dish misses with a head kick.

Dish has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dish doesn't seem phased though.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Dish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker cracks Dish with an open hand slap.
Dish wants to clinch.
Dish tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Dish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Dish tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker throws a body punch but Dish moves out of range.
Dish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Dish gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dish lands with a right to the head.
Dish lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish stalls.
Dish jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but J J Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dish slips under a jab.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dish.

Walker gets tackled into the cage by Dish. Dish maintains the clinch.
Walker being controlled against the cage.
Walker tries to circle away but Dish has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Dish.

Dish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dish moves away.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Walker tries to bum rush Dish with a series of wild strikes but Dish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
Dish tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Dish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dish tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Dish tries to clinch up.
Dish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Dish misses with a wild body shot.
Dish fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dish throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker swings for the body but Dish moves out of range.
Dish takes one on the button.
Swe Dish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dish thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker sizes up Dish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker scores with a hook.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dish tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.

Dish closes the distance and clinches.

Dish breaks the clinch.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Dish pulls guard.
Walker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dish being controlled for a moment.
Dish is trying to get back to half guard.

Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dish is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Dish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dish seems a little lost for a moment, as Walker dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dish has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dish is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J J Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker looks to land a combination but Dish avoids it well.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Dish looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Dish.

It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
Dish looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dish is looking to clinch.
Dish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dish misses with a body shot.
Dish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dish pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Dish jumps guard but Walker stands there with Dish around his waist. Dish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Dish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Dish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
J J Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker checks the leg kick.
Dish is looking to land body kicks.
Dish tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Dish misses
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Dish misses the shot to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker lands with a hook. Dish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dish moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Dish looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Dish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dish has Walker pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker taking a breather.
Dish is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dish misses with a knee to the head.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dish wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dish pulls Walker into guard.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Walker passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
J J Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dish keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
J J Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J J Walker!